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United States: Marijuana legalization: Read eight initiatives filed for 2012...
By Michael Roberts, Westword Sensible Colorado's Brian Vicente has been talking about a 2012 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana for adult use here since at least this November 2009 post.But his...
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Colorado: Recreational marijuana measure to be put to voters
By Keith Coffman (Reuters) - Colorado voters will be asked to decide whether to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in a November ballot measure, setting up a potential showdown with the federal...
View ArticleColorado: Governor Signs Legislation Establishing Legal Marijuana Market For...
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsColorado Governor John Hickenlooper on Tuesday signed historic measures to implement marijuana legalization, establishing the Mile High State as the first legal, regulated and...
View ArticleTexas: Activists Say Lone Star State Moving Towards Marijuana Legalization
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsOptimism is a good thing, don't you think? Some activists say FBI crime statistics will help move Texas closer to legalizing marijuana.Mason Tvert of the Marijuana Policy...
View ArticleTexas: Group Hosts Conference Aimed Towards Ending Marijuana Prohibition
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, held its first ever conference in downtown Fort Worth over the weekend. DFW...
View ArticleU.S.: Conference of Mayors Tells Feds to Respect Local Marijuana Laws
Bipartisan Resolution Urges Obama to Stop Medical Marijuana CrackdownPolls Show Majority Voter Support for Letting States Set Their Own PoliciesBy Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe United States Conference of...
View ArticleIndiana: Marijuana Legalization Ad to Air at NASCAR Brickyard 400 This Weekend
Video on jumbotron will inform fans that marijuana is objectively less harmful than alcohol; ad reminiscent of a beer commercial characterizes marijuana as a 'new beer' with 'no calories,''no...
View ArticleIndiana: Marijuana Legalization Ad Pulled At Alcohol-Soaked NASCAR Race
Video ad on jumbotron at event sponsored by MillerCoors and Crown Royal informed fans that marijuana is less toxic than alcohol and less likely to contribute to violent and reckless behaviorMedia...
View ArticleKansas: At The Crossroads of 'Marijuana Trafficking'
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsWith marijuana laws relaxing seemingly everywhere, the blossoming domestic cannabis industry has increased the quality of pot, and not just in states where it's legal for...
View ArticleU.S.: Federal Agency Takes Heat For Refusing To Admit Marijuana Is Safer Than...
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsOne can kill you; the other doesn't. Seems pretty simple, doesn't it?Well, it seems nothing is simple when it comes to federal bureaucrats, who demonstrated their tenuous grip...
View ArticleColorado: Pro-Marijuana Group Places Billboard Outside Denver Broncos' Mile...
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsA huge pro-marijuana billboard now greets visitors to Mile High Stadium, home of the Denver Broncos, thanks to the Marijuana Policy Project.MPP is continuing its strategy of...
View ArticleU.S.: NFL Under Pressure To Ease Harsh Penalties For Marijuana Use
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe National Football League has fallen behind the times, when it comes to acceptance of marijuana. The NFL, so far, has stubbornly refused to follow the lead of the public's...
View ArticleU.S.: ‘Top 50 Most Influential Marijuana Users’ Named by Marijuana Policy...
Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton, Clarence Thomas, and Stephen Colbert top list released Wednesday by Marijuana Policy ProjectA list of the “Top 50 Most Influential Marijuana Users” in the...
View ArticleColorado: Marijuana Giveaway Canceled In Fort Collins
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsA planned marijuana giveaway scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in Fort Collins, Colorado, was canceled after the organizer wouldn't pay $350 in city fees.Denver-based...
View ArticleU.S.: Marijuana Heats Up As Midterm Election Issue
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsMarijuana is heating up as a midterm election issue in the United States, with activists in Alaska, Arizona, California and Oregon -- all of which already have medical...
View ArticleColorado: Leading Reformers to be Honored at Drug Policy Reform Conference in...
Awardees Recognized for Groundbreaking Work to End the War on DrugsWinners Include Seattle Police Department, Organizers of CO and WA Marijuana Legalization Initiatives, Portugal Government’s Drug...
View ArticleCalifornia: Poised To Legalize Marijuana - Will It Be 2014 Or 2016?
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsNearly two-thirds -- 65 percent -- of Californians support the legalization, regulation and taxation of recreational marijuana in the state, according to a new Tulchin...
View ArticleColorado: Voters Approve Heavily Taxing Legal Marijuana Sales
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsColorado voters on Tuesday approved a statewide ballot measure imposing special excise taxes on legal marijuana wholesale and retail sales. The Denver Post called the election...
View ArticleColorado: First-Ever Marijuana Retail License Issued In Colorado
State-regulated businesses to begin selling marijuana to adults on January 1, 2014What is being called "the world's first-ever marijuana retail license" was issued in Central City, Colorado on...
View ArticleColorado: Recriminalization? Denver Council Bans 'Visible' Pot Smoking In...
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsIgnoring opposition from marijuana advocates and civil libertarians, the Denver City Council on Monday night voted to ban people from smoking legal marijuana in private yards...
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